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With the Netanyahu administration under new pressure from Washington to clamp down on settlement growth, JTA's Dina Kraft takes an in-depth look at the small minority within the settler movement that is poised to thwart any agreement on West Bank evacuations. Determined to hold onto their land at any cost - including violence against Israel - these radicals are likely to represent the next flash points in the conflict over the West Bank.
JTA Special Report: Jewish Extremists
Some Jewish settlers turning against IsraelConfident they are following the word of God, a small but vocal and increasingly violent minority within the Jewish settler movement has become the face of radical Jewish nationalism in Israel. Read more » | |
The view from a West Bank hilltopJTA visits Havat Gilad, an illegal Jewish settlement outpost in the West Bank slated for evacuation. Residents there say they have no intention of leaving, and they'll fight if necessary. Read more » | |
Israel wrestles with settler challengeBringing radical Jewish settlers under control and enforcing evacuation orders for illegal West Bank outposts has proved a conundrum for successive Israeli governments. Will the new Israeli government be any different? Read more » |